Page 3: Historical Events In March - 13

1855  On this day in history percival "Percy" Lowell, US astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto)   

1858  Maximilien Luce, French painter on this day in history.   

1859  John Brown 1800-1859 brings first black slaves to Canada from the US via the Underground Railway; he is later made famous in a song, John Brown's Body, about a raid he made on Harper's Ferry, Virginia on this day in history.   

1859  Ivo Bligh, cricketer (Lord Darnley England capt v Australia 1882-83) on March - 13.   

1860  The birth of Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers   

1862  On March - 13 vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer   

1865  On March - 13 uS Confederate Congress calls on black slaves for field service   

1865  Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers on March - 13.   

1868  On this day in history senate begins President Andrew Johnson impeachment trial   

1868  Senate begins Pres Andrew Johnson impeachment trial on March - 13.   

1869  On this day in history arkansas legislature passes anti-Klan law   

1872  On March - 13 oswald Garrison Villard, American journalist   

1875  Maria E G "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Caught Sultane) on this day in history.   

1878  On March - 13 oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match   

1878  Oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match on this day in history.   

1879  Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 on March - 13.   

1881  In Russia, Czar Alexander II is killed near the Winter Palace by a hand-bomb thrown by a member of the "People’s Will," a militant wing of the Narodniki movement, which advocated socialist reform in Russia and the elimination of the central government on March - 13.   

1881  On March - 13 balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer   

1881  Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62 on this day in history.   

1883  Enrico Toselli, composer on this day in history.   

1884  Siege of Khartoum Sudan begins on March - 13.   

1884  On March - 13 the birth of Sir Hugh Walpole, English novelist   

1884  On this day in history uS adopts Standard Time   

1884  Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Bluthochzeit) on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history in Victoria British Columbia, the Legislature passes Chinese Restriction; bans entry of Chinese immigrants, later ruled unconstitutional   

1886  On March - 13 henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist   

1887  On March - 13 chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs   

1887  On this day in history carlos Isamitt, composer   

1888  Great Blizzard of 1888 rages on this day in history.   

1890  Michael Taube, composer on March - 13.   

1890  On this day in history henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67   

1892  Alec Rowley, composer on this day in history.   

1894  J L Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate on March - 13.   

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1372  On this day in history birth of louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407)   

1548  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole was born on March - 13.   

1599  On March - 13 birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on this day in history.   

1683  On this day in history birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)   

1696  Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal was born on March - 13.   

1700  On this day in history birth of james Kent, composer   

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on March - 13.   

1202  Mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies on this day in history.   

1271  On March - 13 death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)   

1395  On this day in history death of john Barbour, Scottish poet   

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on March - 13.   

1558  On March - 13 jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies   

1569  On this day in history lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies   

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on March - 13.   

1604  On this day in history death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)